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Clark County, WA

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Clark County, WA saw a net gain of 1,587 tax-filing households and a net gain of 1,846 individuals. On net, the area gained $282.0M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Multnomah County; the largest outflow went to Multnomah County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
+$282.0M
nominal dollars
Net households
+1,587
tax returns
Net people
+1,846
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$1.4B
Moved out$1.1B
Net +$282.0M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Multnomah County, OR2,886$282.5M
  2. 2Washington County, OR1,206$146.9M
  3. 3Clackamas County, OR886$98.2M
  4. 4Cowlitz County, WA744$46.6M
  5. 5King County, WA520$58.7M
  6. 6Los Angeles County, CA351$42.3M
  7. 7Maricopa County, AZ285$29.8M
  8. 8Pierce County, WA236$18.2M
  9. 9San Diego County, CA203$22.0M
  10. 10Clark County, NV185$15.0M

Where movers went

  1. 1Multnomah County, OR1,939$117.1M
  2. 2Cowlitz County, WA955$69.8M
  3. 3Washington County, OR720$47.0M
  4. 4Clackamas County, OR639$46.2M
  5. 5King County, WA547$53.0M
  6. 6Maricopa County, AZ424$45.7M
  7. 7Pierce County, WA218$19.3M
  8. 8Spokane County, WA162$13.7M
  9. 9Clark County, NV155$17.7M
  10. 10Thurston County, WA153$10.0M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$3.1B (+54,923 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$97.5M+3,000
2013+$228.6M+4,960
2014+$168.4M+5,384
2015+$164.3M+4,483
2016+$292.9M+6,852
2017+$398.0M+8,266
2018+$211.6M+4,728
2019+$212.9M+4,731
2020+$263.1M+5,155
2021+$409.9M+3,278
2022+$391.6M+2,240
2023+$282.0M+1,846

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Source: IRS Statistics of Income migration data (public domain). Covers federal income tax filers only; AGI is nominal (not inflation adjusted). These numbers describe movement of filers and their reported income, not why people moved or economic loss. Methodology and caveats.